Well, not really. It's just a good song from "Avenue Q" that makes me nostalgic for my dorm days. I realize that I don't have any online blogs from my college days. I kept a journal, but it is handwritten and more private than my blogs tend to be. Writing my "Friendship Friday" posts has allowed me to think back on some of the fun and amusing times from my college days. I thought I'd list some of my favorite moments from college or my favorite things about that period of my life.
* Snowball fight at midnight on the quad during junior year.
* Walking all the way to College Hills mall on a hot September day during freshman year because my friend and I didn't think to take the bus. We were singing "Les Miz" songs the whole way there.
* While waiting to see a comedy show, "I'll be There for You" was playing and everyone clapped at the beginning. Shows how many "Friends" fans there are.
* Freshman weekend...getting hypnotized to forget my name and the number 8 and seeing Weird Al perform live in concert.
* The many times my friends and I walked to the original Steak 'N Shake before it closed down.
* Theater of Ted and all the crazy things that went on. I think my sister was traumatized by the guy who liked to take off his clothes and chase around people he didn't like. I had fun the few times I was brave enough to perform there.
* Wing nights at Vrooman dining center.
* Going to Peoria with a guy I had just met to see "Rocky Horror." Going back there in the spring with a bigger group of friends. The following year, getting to perform in "Rocky Horror" on campus.
* Gaining an appreciation of country music from the woman I worked for off campus.
* Everyone piling in a tiny car to go to Denny's.
* Going trick-or-treating on Halloween.
* The Coffeehouse. That's all I need to say, really. :)
* The many times my friends and I would cram into my single dorm room to watch movies.
* Going to dinner in my Tweety slippers because I could. Better yet, going to class in my pajamas.
* The night I came back to school super homesick during freshman year and my friends helped me lug my duffel bag over a mile to their house so we could watch a "Seinfeld" marathon together.
* Trying to work on a group project but discussing our teacher and her "brothel."
* Karaoke nights featuring "Wise Men Say" guy.
* Being part of Guerilla Theater Troupe. Performing both on campus and at another school.
* Many, many trips to Super Wal-Mart. It was the place to be on a Friday night.
* Seeing classic films at Capen Cinema and The Normal Theater. Also, seeing free sneak previews at Capen.
* Eating in the dark back room at the Watterson dining center before they changed the look of everything.
* The experience of living in Watterson Towers. It's like nothing else.
* Checking for mail every day and singing "Nobody Loves Me" if our mailboxes were empty.
* Watching a marathon of "My So-Called Life" in the lobby of Hewitt after my roommate took home her TV a week early.
* The first time I ever used the Internet and had no clue how to send an e-mail.
* Corn Fest in downtown Normal with their delicious hot buttered corn.
* Buying used CDs at Campustown Supply.
* The Beer Burgers and Bad Music Nights at Rocky's (which is now a children's museum).
* Making fun of police reports in the Daily Vidette.
* Working in food service. It wasn't always the greatest experience but I met some interesting people that way. I also learned how to cook eggs, not that I'll ever eat them!
* Getting takeout from China Wok.
* Enjoying the days when the campus was closed because of too much snow and we could just lounge around in the dorms.
* Receiving my first perfect score on an exam after studying obsessively for it.
* Gathering in one of the TV rooms in the Southside Dining Center to watch "Jerry Springer" every afternoon.
* Staying up all hours of the night because I procrastinated on term papers. Knowing I wasn't the only one.
* The obnoxious noise the phone class registration system made when the class I wanted wasn't available. It was fun to make fun of it.
College was full of memorable experiences for me. I hope this post gave you a taste of what my college days were like.
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5 comments:
Oh! Now I'm all college nostalgic too!! :)
You should write a blog about it too. :)
I went to a local school. I lived at home with my parents (they needed a free babysitter) and I walked to school and then back home after classes were done. I have always felt that I really missed out on a lot by not going away to school. I never made those connections in college like most other people do. For parents who are anxious about sending their kids away, Im sure it's tough but it's a great experience that you shouldn't rob your child of.
I love this. You have some great memories.
I commuted to a local university, so I didn't have the dorm experience, but I did have a great college experience
denise
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